The E72 from Nokia is a smartphone part of the Nokia Eseries range. It is the successor to the E71 and if you compare the two you can see that it is based on a similar design, it also shares a lot of the features that made the E71 such a popular choice and rival to other smartphones such as the Blackberry.

While it may not be the most exciting mobile phone you have ever seen it makes up for in features and quality. Aimed at the business user part of the mobile market the Nokia E72 is an ideal choice and for those who may be looking at getting a smartphone, with its full qwerty keyboard it is a breeze to both use, email and send text messages. It also boasts true push email enabling you to send and receive emails from up to 10 different email accounts and including the use of Microsoft Mail for exchange should you need it.

Documents can be edited via its built in Office applications of Word, Excel and Powerpoint, whilst these and PDF files can be viewed, edited and attached to emails directly on the phone before sending via email. HSDPA connectivity will now be available upto 10.2 Mbps meaning that the E72 will be no slouch in the speed department.

E71 vs E72

There really is little between the two handsets other than little tweeks and upgrades over the previous model, which just goes to show how well Nokia made the E71, and those familiar with the previous version of the E72 will be just as impressed with this version we are sure. Fans of the E71 will surely be looking to upgrade their mobile to the newer version once they have chance.

New Features of the E72

• Symbian OS 9.3, Series 60 v3.2 UI, Feature Pack 2.
• Optical navi key, instead of the conventional D-Pad
• 3.5 mm jack instead of 2.5 mm
• USB charging
• Active noise cancellation
• Accelerometer sensor
• Magnetometer sensor
• Digital compass
• RDS support
• PictBridge

Upgrades

• 12 hours of talktime(2G) instead of the E71’s 10hrs (2G).
• Tri-band UMTS / HSDPA / HSUPA instead of Dual-band
• HSDPA support of up to 10.2 Mbps instead of 3.6
• Added HSUPA at 2.0 Mbps
• Improved CPU clock speed to 600MHz
• Real time Push e-mail HTML
• 5 Megapixel camera (up from 3.2)

Noticeably the newer model gets some big upgrades in the form of HSDPA support of up to 10.2 Mbps instead of 3.6, Improved CPU clock speed to 600MHz from the original 369MHz and a 5 Megapixel camera (up from 3.2).

Given the awards the E71 received during its time (listed below) we are sure that the E72 will soon follow in its footsteps.

Editors’ Choice, Readers’ Choice and 8.9 out of 10 rating on CNET.co.uk

Highly Commended in a category of Best Mobile Handset or Device at the GSMA Awards 2009

Phone of the Year and the Best Smartphone at the 2008 Mobile Choice Consumer Awards

WIRED Magazine’s 2008 Best of Test

The E72 is available in both sim free (unlocked) form and on contract which is currently exclusive to Vodafone.

Nokia E72

Nokia the makers of the ever popular E71 are releasing an updated version of the Eseries mobile to be called the Nokia E72.

Currently only available on contract with Vodafone this is sure to be popular with those who are looking for a business type handset.  With specs to challenge its rivals such as the popular Blackberry it is sure to stand up to the competition when it is released later this year.

More information on this model will be added when the E72 is released, including prices and contract information.

For now the specification if you are interested is as follows:

Physical features, power and memory
Physical features, power and memory
Size
Form: Monoblock with full keypad
Dimensions: 114 x 58.3 x 10.1 mm
Weight: 128 g
Volume: 65 cc
Contemporary design with fully integrated QWERTY keypad

Display and 3D
Main display:
- Size: 2.36″
- Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)
Up to 16.7 million colours
TFT active matrix

Keys and input method
QWERTY keyboard
Nokia Eseries one-touch keys for Home, Calendar, Contacts and Email
Volume and mute keys
Intuitive Optical Navi Key
Media (Camera, Gallery, Music Player, Radio, Real Player, Voice Recorder)
Messaging (Messaging, New email, New message, Read emails, Read messages, Read new emails, Read new messages)
Organiser (Calculator, Calendar, Clock, Converter, Data Synchronisation, File manager, Notepad, What time is it)
Profiles (General, Silent, Meeting, Outdoor, Pager, Offline)
Tools (Connection manager, Device manager, Help, Landmarks, Personalisation, Profiles, Settings, Speed dialling, Voice commands, Voice mail)
Application manager
Bluetooth
Browser
Logs
Navigator (= GPS data)
Phonebook

Colours and covers
Available in-box colours:
- Zodium black
- Metal grey
- Topaz brown

Connectors
Micro-USB connector which supports charging. High-Speed USB 2.0
3.5 mm Nokia audio connector

Memory
4 GB MicroSD memory card (with hot swap), support for up to 16 GB
One-touch use as USB mass memory storage
250 MB free user disk space

Power
Nokia Battery BP-4L 1500 mAh Li-Ion standard battery
Talk time (maximum):
- GSM 12 h 30 min
- WCDMA 5 h 54 min
- VoIP 13 h 42 min
Standby time (maximum):
- GSM 492 h
- WCDMA 576 h
- WLAN 110 h
Video playback time (maximum): 13 h 6 min
Video recording time (maximum): 6 h 24 min
Video call time (maximum): 4 h
Music playback time (maximum): 37.5 h

Environmental features
Energy efficiency: Power Save mode, ambient light sensor, unplug charger reminder, High Efficiency Charger AC-8
Eco content and services: Eco zone via Ovi store, eco tips in tutorial, maps for route optimization and pedestrian navigation
Materials: free of PVC, free of brominated & chlorinated compounds, antimony trioxide as defined in Nokia Substance List
Recycling: device is up to 80 % recyclable
Packaging: up to 60 % recycled material, 100 % recyclable
User manual: eco tips on Green Page
Full Eco declaration

Communication and navigation
Communication and navigation
Operating frequency
E72-1 Quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 900/2100 HSDPA
E72-2 Quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 850/1900 HSDPA
E72-3 Quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 850/2100 HSDPA
Offline mode

Data network
GPRS class A, multislot class 32, maximum speed 107/64.2 kbps (DL/UL)
EGSM class A, multislot class 32, maximum speed 128/384 kbps (DL/UL)
WCDMA 850/1900/2100, WCDMA 900/1900/2100
HSDPA maximum speed: 10.2 Mbps
HSUPA maximum speed: 2 Mbps
WLAN 802.11b, 802.11g
- WLAN Security: WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA-Personal
- WLAN Quality of Service: WMM, U-APSD
- WLAN wizard
TCP/IP support
Capability to serve as data modem
Support for MS Outlook synchronisation of contacts, calendar and notes

Local connectivity and synchronisation
Bluetooth version 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate, A2DP
Add-on solutions enable integration into enterprise private branch exchange (PBX) infrastructure
Digital Home support
UPnP support
MTP (Mobile Transfer Protocol) support
Printing
Network (Raw). Direct TCP/IP socket connection to any specified port
Network (LPR). Line Printer Daemon protocol (RFC1179)
Printing to file
USB PictBridge printing
Support for PC synchronisation with Nokia PC Suite 7.1 (preinstalled) and Nokia Ovi Suite

Service
SIND

Call features
Integrated hands-free speakerphone
Conference calling
Number screening for messaging and calls
Any key answer
Call waiting, call hold, call divert
Call timer
Logging of dialled, received and missed calls
Automatic redial
Speed dialling
Enhanced voice dialling
Side volume keys
Mute/unmute
Contacts with images
Conference calling with up to 6 participants
Video calling (VGA): up to 640 x 480 pixels, up to 15 fps
Push to talk
SIP VoIP 3.0
Voice call continuity (VoIP cell/WLAN handover)

Messaging
SMS with support for up to 10 concatenated SMS (long messages)
SMS Storage: up to 999 messages
Speed dialling for SMS sending
List of recently used numbers
Multiple SMS deletion
Undo function for SMS deletion
Text-to-speech message reader
EMS picture messaging (send and receive)
MMS version 1.2, message size up to 300 kb
Automatic resizing of images for MMS
Common inbox for SMS and MMS messages
Number screening for messaging
Distribution lists for messaging
Instant Messaging:
- Windows (MSN) Live
- OMA IM
- Presence
- Ovi Contacts

E-mail
Supported protocols: IMAP4 (with idle), Nokia Messaging, Microsoft ActiveSync, POP3, SMTP
Support for Nokia Messaging service
Support for Mail for Exchange
Support for Lotus Notes Traveller
HTML email support
Multiple simultaneous email accounts (e.g. business email + private email)
Support for e-mail attachments
Support for e-mail with filtering
OMA e-mail notification support
Integrated Nokia Mobile VPN

Web browsing
Supported mark-up languages: HTML, XHTML, MP, WML, CSS
Supported protocols: HTTP, WAP
TCP/IP support
Nokia MiniMap browser:
- HTML 4.01
- XHTML MP 1.1
- ECMAScript / JavaScriptTM 1.5
- AJAX
- OMA 2.1
- HTTP / HTTPS
Nokia Mobile Search (for the device and the internet)

GPS and navigation
Integrated A-GPS with compass
Nokia Maps 3.0

Image and sound
Image and sound
Photography
5 megapixel camera (2592 x 1944 pixels) with autofocus and flash
Image formats: JPEG, Exif
CMOS sensor
5x digital zoom
One-touch autofocus key
Focal length: 4.7 mm
Focus range: 10 cm to infinity
LED flash
Flash modes: Automatic, On, Off, Red-eye reduction
Flash operating range: 1 m
Automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent
Automatic, Manual exposure compensation +2,0 ~ -2,0
Capture modes: Still capture mode, video mode, panorama mode and sequence mode
Scene modes: Auto, user defined, close-up, portrait, landscape, sport, night mode (w/o flash), night portrait
Colour tone modes: Normal, sepia, black & white, vivid, negative
Light sensitivity modes: Automatic, low, medium, high
Show viewfinder grid
Still image editor

Video
Main camera
VGA: 640 x 480 at 15fps
QVGA: 320 x 240 at 15 fps
QCIF: 176 x 144 at 15 fps
Up to 10x digital video zoom
Front camera:
- Up to 2x digital video zoom
Video recording file formats: .mp4 – default (VGA, QVGA) or .3gp (QCIF for MMS)
Audio recording formats: AMR, AAC stereo
Automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent
Scene modes: Automatic, night
Colour tone modes: normal, sepia, black & white, vivid, negative
Clip length (maximum): 90 mins (High or Normal quality) or limited to MMS size approx. 30 seconds (Sharing quality)
Note: Clip length is dependable on available memory
Media player
Real Player
Video playback file formats: .mp4, AVC/H.264, .wmv, RV, Flash Video, H.263/3GPP
Video streaming: .mp4, AVC/H.264, .wmv, RV, Flash Video, H.263/3GPP
Video calling (VGA) 15 fps
Video ring tones
Video editor on device
Ovi Share for sharing your videos and images

Music and audio playback
Music player
Media player
- Equalizer
- Shuffle
- Repeat
- Loudness on/off
- Stereo widening
- Selection by artist, album and genre
- Album graphics display
Music playback file formats: AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP3, AMR-NB, WMA
Audio streaming
Dedicated volume keys
FM radio 87.5-108 MHz with RDS support
3.5 mm audio connector
Nokia Music Store support
Ring tones: polyphonic (25 built-in tones)

Voice and audio recording
Voice commands:
- Media (Camera, Gallery, Music Player, Radio, Real Player, Voice Recorder)
- Messaging (Messaging, New email, New message, Read emails, Read messages, Read new emails, Read new messages)
- Organiser (Calculator, Calendar, Clock, Converter, Data Synchronisation, File manager, Notepad, What time is it)
- Profiles (General, Silent, Meeting, Outdoor, Pager, Offline)
- Tools (Connection manager, Device manager, Help, Landmarks, Personalisation, Profiles, Settings, Speed dialling, Voice commands, Voice mail)
- Application manager
- Bluetooth
- Browser
- Logs
- Navigator (= GPS data)
- Phonebook
Enhanced voice dialling
Voice recorder
Audio recording formats: .mp4
AMR-NB, GSM EFR, FR & HR, AMR-WB for CS speech call
Digital microphone
Text-to-speech message reader

Personalisation: profiles, themes, ring tonesCustomisable profiles
Ring tones: polyphonic (25 built-in tones) HH: US ring tone, ROW ringing tone
Video ring tones (3 built-in tones)
User-defined themes
Home screen modes: Business and personal

Software
Software
Software platform and user interface
S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 (S60 3.2.3)
Symbian OS version 9.3
Active standby
Voice commands
FOTA (Firmware update Over The Air)

Personal information management (PIM): contacts, clock, calendar etc.
Storage of up to 1000 contacts (depending on available memory)
Contacts 2.0 for Eseries, contacts with images
Company name search
Remote company directory lookup
Create and receive meeting requests
Support for assigning images to contacts
Support for contact groups
Closed user group support
Fixed Dialling Number support
Clock: analog and digital
Countdown timer with intervals
Alarm clock with ring tones
Reminders
Calculator with advanced functions
Nokia Eseries Calendar with dedicated one-touch key
Create and accept meeting requests
Converter II
Active Notes
To-do list
PIM information viewable during call

Applications
Java™ MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.1, 3D API, PIM API, File access API
Flash Lite 3.0
Instant Messaging:
- Windows (MSN) Live
- OMA IM
-Presence
- Ovi Contacts
Nokia Mini Map browser :
-JavaScript 1.3 and 1.5 support
MOT Dictionary
PDF Viewer
ZIP Manager
Quick Office viewers and editors
World Traveler
Font Magnifier
Psiloc Wireless Presenter
Bloomberg
Vlingo (in selected country variants)
Nokia Calendar
Nokia Email 2.0
Nokia MiniMap Browser
Nokia Music Player
Nokia Media player
Maps
Nokia Messaging supported
Nokia Mobile Search
Nokia Office Tools
Nokia PC Suite
Nokia Ovi Suite
Adding more applications: IAD (independent application delivery) supported

Gaming
Included games:
- Block Cascade
- Top Hits Solitaire Collection

Sales package contents
Sales package contents
Nokia E72
Nokia High Efficiency Charger AC-8
Nokia MicroSD4GB MU-41 (inside device)
Nokia MicroUSB data cable CA-101D
Nokia Stereo Headset WH-601
Nokia Battery BP-4L
Carrying case and strap
Cleaning cloth
User Guide
Nokia Eseries Experience Leaflet
Nokia PC Suite (v 7.1) in microSD card
Services included in the box:
- Maps
- Nokia Messaging supported
Accessories
Accessories
Recommended accessories
Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-216
Nokia Display Speakerphone HF-510
Nokia Extra power DC-11

Compatible car solutions
Nokia Car Kit CK-100
Nokia Retractable Car Charger DC-10

Compatible accessories
Complete accessories for your Nokia E72
Support and related documents
Support and related documents
Related documents

SAR certification information
Eco Declaration (.pdf, 176 KB)
Declaration of Conformity